Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre backstroke

Men's 200 metre backstroke
at the Games of the XXV Olympiad
Venue Piscines Bernat Picornell
Date 28 July 1992 (heats & finals)
Competitors 45 from 35 nations
Winning time 1:58.47 OR
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Martín López-Zubero  Spain
2nd, silver medalist(s) Vladimir Selkov  Unified Team
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Stefano Battistelli  Italy

The men's 200 metre backstroke event at the 1992 Summer Olympics took place on 28 July at the Piscines Bernat Picornell in Barcelona, Spain.[1]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World record Martín López-Zubero (ESP)1:56.57Tuscaloosa, United States23 November 1991
Olympic record Rick Carey (USA)1:58.99Los Angeles, United States31 July 1984

The following records were established during the competition:

DateRoundNameNationalityTimeRecord
28 JulyFinal AMartín López-Zubero Spain1:58.47OR

Results

Heats

Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).[2]

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
164Martín López-Zubero Spain1:59.22Q
263Tino Weber Germany1:59.40Q
365Stefano Battistelli Italy1:59.56Q
467Stefaan Maene Belgium1:59.64Q, NR
556Vladimir Selkov Unified Team1:59.81Q
644Tripp Schwenk United States1:59.92Q
755Hajime Itoi Japan1:59.95Q
843Tamás Deutsch Hungary2:00.50Q
931Rodolfo Falcón Cuba2:00.52q, NR
1053Dirk Richter Germany2:00.94q, WD
1154Royce Sharp United States2:00.97q, WD
1252Rogério Romero Brazil2:00.99q
1335Yasuhiro Vandewalle Belgium2:01.46q
1442Kevin Draxinger Canada2:01.73q
1551Raymond Brown Canada2:01.81q
1657Manuel Guzmán Puerto Rico2:01.84q
1737Georgi Mihalev Bulgaria2:02.24q
1846Luca Bianchin Italy2:02.65q
1932Marcel Blažo Czechoslovakia2:02.81
2022Alejandro Alvizuri Peru2:03.10NR
47Keita Soraoka Japan
2266David Holderbach France2:03.11
2341Rastislav Bizub Czechoslovakia2:03.30
2448Adam Ruckwood Great Britain2:03.54
2534Jorge Pérez Spain2:03.68
2623Alejandro Bermúdez Colombia2:04.46
2733Olivér Ágh Hungary2:04.52
2825Simon Percy New Zealand2:05.53
2924Ji Sang-jun South Korea2:05.56
3026Ilmar Ojase Estonia2:05.76
3161Thomas Sopp Norway2:05.91
3258Matthew O'Connor Great Britain2:05.94
3345Derya Büyükuncu Turkey2:06.01
3427Miguel Arrobas Portugal2:06.02
3562Toby Haenen Australia2:06.79
3636Lars Sørensen Denmark2:06.80
3721Eran Groumi Israel2:07.91
3816Gary Tan Singapore2:11.36
3915Marcos Prono Paraguay2:15.25
4013Sultan Al-Otaibi Kuwait2:19.02
4112Salvador Jiménez Honduras2:20.15
4217Carl Probert Fiji2:22.54
11Abdullah Sultan United Arab EmiratesDSQ
14Raymond Papa PhilippinesDSQ
68Jani Sievinen FinlandDNS

Finals

[3]

Final B

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
94Rodolfo Falcón Cuba2:00.22
105Rogério Romero Brazil2:01.02
118Luca Bianchin Italy2:01.70
126Kevin Draxinger Canada2:01.79
137Manuel Guzmán Puerto Rico2:01.87
143Yasuhiro Vandewalle Belgium2:02.45
152Raymond Brown Canada2:03.01
1Georgi Mihalev BulgariaDSQ

Final A

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
1st, gold medalist(s)4Martín López-Zubero Spain1:58.47OR
2nd, silver medalist(s)2Vladimir Selkov Unified Team1:58.87
3rd, bronze medalist(s)3Stefano Battistelli Italy1:59.40
41Hajime Itoi Japan1:59.52
57Tripp Schwenk United States1:59.73
65Tino Weber Germany1:59.78
78Tamás Deutsch Hungary2:00.06
86Stefaan Maene Belgium2:00.91

References

  1. "Swimming at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Men's 200 metres Backstroke". Sports Reference. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  2. "Barcelona 1992: Swimming – Men's 200m Backstroke Heats" (PDF). Barcelona 1992. LA84 Foundation. p. 362. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  3. "Barcelona 1992: Swimming – Men's 200m Backstroke Finals" (PDF). Barcelona 1992. LA84 Foundation. p. 363. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
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